155 Episodes

  1. Introducing 'Conversations in Philosophy'

    Published: 2/01/2025
  2. Political Poems: ‘Little Gidding’ by T.S. Eliot

    Published: 28/12/2024
  3. Among the Ancients II: Marcus Aurelius

    Published: 24/12/2024
  4. Medieval LOLs: Gwerful Mechain’s ‘Ode to the Vagina’

    Published: 18/12/2024
  5. Coming next year on Close Readings

    Published: 16/12/2024
  6. Human Conditions: ‘Sister Outsider’ by Audre Lorde

    Published: 10/12/2024
  7. On Satire: 'A Far Cry from Kensington' by Muriel Spark

    Published: 4/12/2024
  8. Political Poems: ‘Station Island’ by Seamus Heaney

    Published: 28/11/2024
  9. Among the Ancients II: Apuleius

    Published: 24/11/2024
  10. Medieval LOLs: 'Tales of Count Lucanor' by Juan Manuel

    Published: 18/11/2024
  11. Human Conditions: ‘Black Music’ by Amiri Baraka

    Published: 10/11/2024
  12. On Satire: 'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh

    Published: 4/11/2024
  13. Political Poems: 'The Prelude' (books 9 and 10) by William Wordsworth

    Published: 28/10/2024
  14. Among the Ancients II: Juvenal

    Published: 24/10/2024
  15. Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio’s ‘Decameron’, Part Two

    Published: 18/10/2024
  16. Human Conditions: ‘Discourse on Colonialism’ by Aimé Césaire

    Published: 10/10/2024
  17. On Satire: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde

    Published: 4/10/2024
  18. Political Poems: 'Autumn Journal' by Louis MacNeice

    Published: 28/09/2024
  19. Among the Ancients II: Tacitus

    Published: 24/09/2024
  20. Medieval LOLs: Boccaccio's 'Decameron', Part One

    Published: 18/09/2024

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Close Readings is a new multi-series podcast subscription from the London Review of Books. Two contributors explore areas of literature through a selection of key works, providing an introductory grounding like no other. Listen to some episodes for free here, and extracts from our ongoing subscriber-only series. How To Subscribe In Apple Podcasts, click 'subscribe' at the top of this podcast feed to unlock the full episodes. Or for other podcast apps, sign up here: https://lrb.me/closereadings RUNNING IN 2025: 'Conversations in Philosophy' with Jonathan Rée and James Wood 'Fiction and the Fantastic' with Marina Warner, Anna Della Subin, Adam Thirlwell and Chloe Aridjis 'Love and Death' with Seamus Perry and Mark Ford 'Novel Approaches' with Clare Bucknell, Thomas Jones and other guests ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CLOSE READINGS SUBSCRIPTION: 'Among the Ancients' with Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones 'Medieval Beginnings' with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley 'The Long and Short' with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry 'Modern-ish Poets: Series 1' with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry 'Among the Ancients II' with Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones 'On Satire' with Colin Burrow and Clare Bucknell 'Human Conditions' with Adam Shatz, Judith Butler, Pankaj Mishra and Brent Hayes Edwards 'Political Poems' with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry 'Medieval LOLs' with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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